Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Xenosaga: Episode I - The Will to Power, the first chapter in a trilogy, is a Japanese-style sci-fi role-playing game that shares many common themes and gameplay elements with Xenogears. The battle system is not dissimilar to Xenogears (combo attacks, AP and XP meters, etc.), but there are no more random encounters. Instead, enemies are now visible and battles can be avoided. During combat, the few upcoming moves of allies and enemies are displayed on the screen, allowing the player to make strategic decisions on who will act next. Each turn also moves a rolling slot that grants a bonus such as extra damage or bonus XP for each action in that turn. If the enemy is able to gain an advantage, the player can use up a character's "boost" meter to act next, although enemies can also boost and enemy boosts always take precedence over player boosts. Each character has their own tree of aether spells that they can learn by spending aether points in battle, with lower level spells having to be purchased first. After a spell is purchased, it can be learned by any other character who can spend twice the normal cost, provided it does not require a unique talent of the character. The Anti-Gnosis Weapon Systems can be equipped with various weapons and accessories and used in combat, provided a character has enough AP to mount their AGWS that turn.